Carry on action, maintain pace (4,4)

I believe the answer is:

keep step

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'carry on action' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'maintain pace' is the wordplay.
'maintain' becomes 'keep' (synonyms).
'pace' becomes 'step' (synonyms).
'keep'+'step'='KEEP STEP'

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(Other definitions for keep step that I've seen before include "conform" , "maintain conformity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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